Bit too late for Christmas but still appreciated, my November cheque turned up today. Thank you Google.
Mine came today aswell but for the love of god dont cash it into a barclays account! my last one from october still hasn't gone through
Hmmm, I just read this before starting to walk to 'Barclays'. How did you pay your previous one in, with the options being Collection, Deferred or Negotiation? As far as I know Deferred clears the quickest (if your account is in good standing) whilst negotiation can take ages. I will ask at the Bank whilst I'm there but I live near a small Branch with not the most knowledgeable of staff. I'll post back here my findings.
I asked in the Branch and was told 'It could be 3 days but it will be less than 10' so none the wiser really.
For once Barclays has impressed me. I paid 2 US cheques in yesterday (29/12/04) and they are now showing in my business acoount as cleared (30/12/04). Funny thing is UK cheques take longer than that. Banks, go figure! Charge was 9 UKP for 2 cheques (as they were in USD that should probably be 'checks' )